“A man doesn't have to be alive to start the fires of revolution.”
― quote from The Light of Eidon
“well-known."
"You're saying Raynen is behind this?"
"Lad, he cannot help but see you as a threat. And they say he's been distraught of late-unbalanced." He shook his head. "I cannot believe all the problems this Initiation has had. I'm beginning to think it will take a miracle to pull it off. In”
― quote from The Light of Eidon
“Sunpraise.
None of it made any sense.
He thought again of Brother Rhiad raving last night in the coach about what a dangerous”
― quote from The Light of Eidon
“stopped.
Well, he'd been stopped.
And the king had been deprived of his most loyal supporter, was suspected of having”
― quote from The Light of Eidon
“Terstan.
Who? Who would do such a thing?
"He will kill him, Abramm. Just”
― quote from The Light of Eidon
“Don't let me do this!
As always, his plea received no answer.
Half an hour later he entered”
― quote from The Light of Eidon
“We shall all have to be judged according to our works, whether they be towards man or towards beast.”
― Anna Sewell, quote from Black Beauty
“Her room was warm and lightsome. A huge doll sat with her legs apart in the copious easy-chair beside the bed. He tried to bid his tongue speak that he might seem at ease, watching her as she undid her gown, noting the proud conscious movements of her perfumed head.
As he stood silent in the middle of the room she came over to him and embraced him gaily and gravely. Her round arms held him firmly to her and he, seeing her face lifted to him in serious calm and feeling the warm calm rise and fall of her breast, all but burst into hysterical weeping. Tears of joy and relief shone in his delighted eyes and his lips parted though they would not speak.
She passed her tinkling hand through his hair, calling him a little rascal.
—Give me a kiss, she said.
His lips would not bend to kiss her. He wanted to be held firmly in her arms, to be caressed slowly, slowly, slowly. In her arms he felt that he had suddenly become strong and fearless and sure of himself. But his lips would not bend to kiss her.
With a sudden movement she bowed his head and joined her lips to his and he read the meaning of her movements in her frank uplifted eyes. It was too much for him. He closed his eyes, surrendering himself to her, body and mind, conscious of nothing in the world but the dark pressure of her softly parting lips. They pressed upon his brain as upon his lips as though they were the vehicle of a vague speech; and between them he felt an unknown and timid pressure, darker than the swoon of sin, softer than sound or odour.”
― James Joyce, quote from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
“When you stand out there," John continues in a hoarse voice, "keep your chin up, all right? Don't let them get to you."
"I won't."
"Make them work for it. Punch someone if you have to." John gives me a sad, crooked smile. "You're a scary kid. So scare them. Okay? All the way until the end."
For the first time in a long time, I feel like a little brother. I have to swallow hard to keep my eyes dry. "Okay," I whisper.”
― Marie Lu, quote from Legend
“But this is not a fairy-tale. This is about REAL WITCHES.”
― Roald Dahl, quote from The Witches
“His name," said the cabman, "was Mr. Sherlock Holmes."
Never have I seen my friend more completely taken aback than by the cabman's reply. For an instant he sat in silent amazement. Then he burst into a hearty laugh.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, quote from The Hound of the Baskervilles
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